Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrew a total of $1,200 from an ATM at a supermarket near his New York City apartment the night before he was found lifeless in his bathroom with a syringe still in his left arm, sources told NBC News.

"It's not a time to celebrate because the rough part of the journey just begins," Wharton said. "There might be some choppy seas and some rough air, but in the end, once this is all done, I think we'll be a stronger city and county as a result of this."

The cash-strapped Memphis City Schools board voted last December to surrender its charter and turn over control to the more successful Shelby County system, which includes public schools outside the city limits.

Opponents argue that the move was made without planning, and could stretch resources to the point that jobs could be cut.

The state Legislature's Republican majority would grant the all-suburban Shelby County Schools special school district status, which city board member Martavius Jones, a financial adviser, said could lead to education taxes rising in Memphis while falling in the suburbs.

Surrendering the city schools charter effectively will lead to the consolidation of the city and suburban schools.

Memphis City Council chairman Myron Lowery said on Tuesday: “I voted equal opportunity for all the students in Shelby County. They should all be afforded the same opportunity for advancement under a unified school system.”